Morikami Museum To Show Four Japanese Films

Four Japanese films never released in this country will be shown on four consecutive Thursday evenings beginning on April 18, said Tom Gregersen, curator of the Morikami Museum.

The series is being sponsored by the museum, which is west of Delray Beach, and the Japan Society of South Florida.

The films are all in color with subtitles and will be shown at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of Spanish River High School, 5100 Jog Road in Boca Raton. Admission is $5.50 per person.

-- April 18 -- The Yellow Handkerchief (drama, 1977): Veteran yakuza (gangster) film star Ken Takakura plays a man released from prison uncertain whether his wife still wants him. Based on the newspaper column that inspired the song Tie a Yellow Ribbon `Round the Old Oak Tree.

-- April 25 -- Four Days of Blood and Snow (drama, 1989): Set in 1930s Tokyo, a group of young military officers attempts a coup in order to end goverment corruption. Based on an actual incident.

-- May 2 -- The Final Take (comedy/ drama, 1990): A movie theater concession stand operator and her idealistic assistant director boyfriend rise to screen stardom in the Japanese film industry in the 1930s.

-- May 9 -- Bakaravo! (comedy, 1990): Four episodes follow normally quiet individuals driven to exasperation by circumstances beyond their control. In the end, the flustered heros are reduced to shouting ``bakavaro!`` (damn fool) at their tormentors.